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A. H. MIDGLEY. PERCUSSIQN FUSE FOR EXPLOSIVE PROJECTILES.

APPLICATION FILED JULY 8. I918.

Patented July 8, 1919.

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1 i-fig .T' 5 nlrelet sfioefi improved P cfisien fuse fore xplosiw e projectilesof the" 7 .545, led w eeo fjthe invention is to provide e'ans for keeping the positive.

' ihgfitfttfiniits safety position {ifter the disghargef o f,the shell from the or f inea oi f eaporeover whiehlis anto fmetie illy rem do after the discharge of the eiiielrfiemfeh igu eymeansof e spiral spring or its e at caper-coveni'f hbfl l -dis h ge-bf h elle the Z tbiek memb r nter bs d e th Pos efmberiand the shearlngyvlre e tee1e;aieeteheeeeehe-meer. 7 After" the eee mr We 11% elt em h wn t fie th eby m e si s t e P s ive s f en-the latterheing then thrown out by means of the ejecting spring,

the ing oflGreet Britain' fpositiyesafety mernber is 1 Q .fQ ipq tively' eping t e r los r q (A r p'ereus'sioii cap"endflthe striker,"

v 1f'jespeetivelv,epa,rt,gfirom eac hother, forinsjdrib'ed in, my specificajBatent, Serial: Numbers the present invention, the ositiye eiety member is kept in its p0s1t10n I in, the said safety member epfeferablfyfejected from its setfety'po- M p v I (th t m i remo e; J

i U W v relaltitre tnoven lent etqveeiji fiise end the .cap or cover before edischfrgelgfth shell from'the gun, use fade [0ft 3? setbaklinember secured. tothe er, iirelfereblj by means of 21- safety-pm, diiriterPpSd beiztv eg ll the vpos itlye safety eleiee ee e;5e11 :e e11 has died down, thei HENRY MIDGLEY, or Ac'rorv' VALE; NGLA D, ASSIGNOR or" orsE' HALF me HARLES ANTHONY VANDERVELI1;'QF ACTONVALE, ENGL ND.

rE USSIQN-FUSE FOR ExPLosIvi: PRoiEcT ILEs.

men-tee July s',- 1 9"19.

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istructed in e e wgener desoribed': in i ,spe ci' ffi el' i is rifl'll lm er 11 4 TW m eb1e blocks jend Tb chrryihg' the striker 0 ztnd percussion cap "(1, respeotivel'yg ere mounted within the hololere, heingfseparffclted from th ilbywe ef tyfpi x in e o sedi'directlfi between the striker f'ahd the Perenseimme he st ker and th perc sio'n cap being prefer my arranged-wentre y, nq th pie fii mi f fTp'i' v jv ith zt' depressioii' gffor reeeiyin the striker; i Tw prin s: e e'id h 'rpqs d; twe i the twotblooks a and bffortkeeping the letter apjztrt fter the safetyniemberhas been rernoyed from ,its safetyfpositioni The upper ;shrifa, ce"ofthe block a carryin gthe striker p y d fi i h .a" n al 'oniqah'wt e iei ld; Q 'zbt e 'si holder being also provided'witl'i fi's'i rnil'tr (ioniedl seatz' blo c k d. en A fi'perf and lower fs'urftlcle X Off the belt f'ab'litting :"egaijnst saidi'coiiicl seats and a provided on the" endeover 2 andlon theblook 06; re sp'ectively. ,A;sIeeVeQkI provided with a Lisp'ril gfvanef Z1 and ith/a hole for the as- -fsatge ojf the positive safety member as fdesoribed 1 in specific'zetionQ Serial Number ,1705i6,.,fi1ed"Mayf23,1119175q1is preferably ;1 no1i iited0n the exteriorflo'f the fuseholder forthe purposelof eausihgithe sleeve k to eturn rarolindthe fils'eholderi'end eov'er the "hole left open by the I remo al; of the safety Ineinber' @ft'er; the shell has been} fired, thereby preventingYthei fentrenee of, earth, "Water, orother forelgn 'slihstance into the interior of the -fusel Thepositiye sstfetyrmemher f inserted inv safetyjposition between the e wob cks wan ee -min e he str kew thep'ereii ssio'n cap respectively and is held in such position by means of a cap or cover diend Cover mpw H and a b,a11= j being interpose dfihetween' the I m fitting over the fuse holder. The cover m is held in position against'the action of acompression spring n arranged between the top of the cover and the top f,the fuse which is attached to the cover m, the set v back member 0 andth'e' cover m being con' charge of the projectile from the gun, a nd a spiral spring threaded 0n, the positive safety member for eject ng the latter from 'moval'of the cover, as :set: forth. I 4 4. A percussion'fuse for explosive pro e vits' safety position after the pautpmatic rep tiles comprising a fuse ziholder, a "block car a frryin'g striker; "a' blo'ckcarrymg a percussion cap, a positivesafety membenfor keep-Y nected together by means of the usual safe'tycover for p ng 'p i f y m v pin 9; An ejecting. compression spring 1 r Wound in the form of ,aspiraland prefer.-

onthe safety memberf, b BIIlg lDtBIPOSBd I between the sleeve 7c carrying'z the spring vane Z and a pin '2, or other abutment-pro vid ed ,or formed on the positive safety mem- 'ber f for'the purpose of ejecting the latter after-the automatic removalof the cover m.

The spring vane Z is purposely c'a-rranged with its free end abutting again'st the com- H pressionhspringr;in..order"further.to assist y a H I I I r g s nk ri. a ehb o kiarrying a :pe

"Thejpartfof the cover m adjacentto the,

positivesafety member fis so. formed as to" v in the ejection of the safety member 5.

} fit the sides thereof in orderto take the 'hrust'when the fuse is screwed on to the v ou s detailsofconstruction may be modified yarious respectswithoutinfany way deh H parting from the spirit of the invention. -1." A percussion fuse for eilplosiveprojectiles comprising a fuse holder a blockcarryin'g a striker, {abloel iv carrying apercusass gn c p h Posi v a y m mber for hpa ing thetwo blocks apart from each other, a

40 coverfor keeping the positive safety me1 n' fber in itssafety position,- and meansfor i automatically removing thecover afterthe discharge of the proj ectile from f the gun, as

' E iQiV h-E i 2. percussion fuse for explosive projecftilestcomprising a fuse ho1der,'; a block carryi gia striker, a blockcarryingapercusf sion cap, a positive safety member forkeep- "ing. the two blocks apart from each other}, a1 cover forg keeping the positive safety mer'nf'ber in its safety position, means for auto- "maticalLy-removing the cover after the disf charge of thempr ojectile from the gun, and

" means "for ejecting the said safety member from "its; safety position after the automatic:

removal of thecover, asset'forth. 3. Aipercussionjfuse for explosive projed ti lf'es comprising afusefholderga blockfc'arryin striker, a block carrying apercussion capjapositive safety member for keeping' two blocks apart from each other,

its safety positionfmeansf for auto- IWiSh ,itto be understood that thefvarim be t ,i

V (the latter 5 from: its ,1 safety l p" vs' hp;-. .hpo ,itive. afety m mbe fo kehp- 1 1 1 g heitw b apart rbmiea h othe v cover} ifo rrke belt in hf lhyi ahhepds w afeties m3 1f f r. ejecting the Said l's ty membhh foj lits hive m vemen between he fus dehfrd. V I the cov r pldingith po i ive saf ty; 'mi

" he i wp f l i ll hh i hh hi ,ih p ii l tfhiemqhhe unyas et forth- 6, A percussion fuse-for explosive promiflg' th "two blocks apart from each'other, V

'75 V berhin it's safety-,position, meanslfor 'alitorg a matically remoying the cover after thedis J ably arranged in a suitable cap 3 'i'smou'nted arg f 'P J from 3 9 gi i 'splral spring threaded onthe pos t vegsafety. e r a, e. t v e I tiQ 'i h h f h h wmal 'ic'r iqy I i of thelloqver, rand: a'; cap:in which the'fls'aid I 5P I 1;.: P i g- 1 is i -m 1 n d; nd h sh is;

. e ,pbs t onymeansfo aut h ,h hth lly r morlng h icover a terzth' .d i

ri bah ,hhe'i' j ht l from the g mm h t f. .i-hh il .thoh pr s g. vfu hol ers, "3:- bla k 6 .l'q hr, a; c ve r; keepi g thtj'pgsi i e autom ically rem -v fi s he, cover'fafter the dischargeo'f'the'projectilejfrom' e glun,

.xm h 1 e e ting the, slhid, shew me rom i s fe y 'epbs 'h hi ft -fi e "auto QP iK hhi s h rel t e meYemer f j a 'flv lf le.hQldQF' idih, e @Wefsaids member being interpo'sed,between he iY Safety lismll i'enw hfihh 1 I 7 A'percussionlfuseifor explosive: prpjee safety member in its safety posit'1on,1"means a, l p ion cap, a positive' safety member for eepq-v 105 'k epihsilh h W blh ksihph re h-rhh c e t theme h for ejecting the said safety member from its safety posltion' after the automatic removal relative movement between the fuse holder interposed between the positive safety mem- ALBERT HENRY MIDGLEY.

of the cover, a setback member in combinat1on With a shearing Wire for preventlng the and "the cover, said setback member being Copies of this patent may be obtained for five cents each, by addressing the Commissioner of Patents,

Washington, D. G. 

